Nanda Nath Saikia College is committed to the knowledge society in organizing academic programs in order to refresh the skills and potencies of the faculty members and other academic staff. By virtue of this commitment, the college has organized a One Week National Workshop on “Research Projects, Fund Acquisition, Grant approval: effective strategies, techniques and smart interactions - a multidisciplinary approach” from 24th to 30th June, 2025 (from 01 PM to 5 PM). The program started with a welcome address by Dr. Gajendra Nath Bordoloi, President, Governing Body, N.N. Saikia College, Titabar and Dr. Suvangshu Dutta, Principal of the college. The keynote address was given by Prof. K.R.S. Samvashiva Rao, Vice-Chancellor, Mangalayatan University, Jabalpur (M.P.) and former Vice-Chancellor of Mizoram University. About 12 eminent faculties from different subject disciplines, institutions and universities were resource persons who delivered talks on their areas of expertise. The objectives of the program are:
- To foster the spirit of project writing and submitting novel projects to different funding agencies
- To inculcate the multidisciplinary project writing among faculty members and other academic staff
- To discover diffusion of subjects in allied areas of study
- To make Nanda Nath Saikia College visible among the academic community
The 12 resource persons who delivered the lecture were:
- Prof. KRS Samvashiva Rao (Vice-Chancellor, Mangalyatan University and former Vice-Chancellor Mizoram University, Keynote address)
- Dr. Binoy Kumar Saikia (Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Awardee, Principal Scientist, CSIR-NEIST)
- Prof. Kishore Goswami, Dept. of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT-Kharagpur
- Prof. Rubul Patgiri, Dept. of Political Science, Gauhati University
- Dr. Manas Das, Dept. of Zoology, Gauhati University
- Prof. Pritam Deb, Dept. of Physics, Tezpur University
- Prof. R.C. Tiwari, Dept. of Physics, Mizoram University
- Prof. N Senthil Kumar, Dept. of Biotechnology, Mizoram University
- Dr. Prabodh Borah, Director of Research, AAU-Khanapara, Guwahati
- Prof. Parathasarathi Mukhopadhayaya, Dept. of Lib. and Info. Science, University of Kalyani, West Bengal
- Prof. Diganta Sarma, Dept. of Chemistry, Dibrugarh University
- Prof. Bipan Hazarika, Dept. of Mathematics, Gauhati University
Moreover, the program was in collaboration with The Common Microbial Biotechnology Platform (CMBP), Hanoi, Vietnam Dr. Didier Lesueur from CMBP delivered their gratitude for considering them as their potential collaborator. Dr. Rehan Dastagir from IUBAT, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Dr. LK Tawfeeq Al-Ani, University Sains Malaysia collaborated on the event. The program ended with the active co-operation of the team members of the entire organizing team. Around 150 participants from Colleges and Universities of Assam and outside Assam registered in the event. There was an interaction session of the participants with the resource persons and the organizing team. The program ended with a formal vote of thanks from the conveners of the event Dr. Pranabananda Bhattacharyya, Dr. Dhrubajit Borah and Dr. Dhruba Jyoti Borgohain.
Librarian’s day at Nanda Nath Saikia College, Titabar was observed in a two day long agenda. The day 1 started with the inauguration of the Central Library Website by Dr. Suvangshu Dutta, Principal of NN Saikia College on 8th August, 2025 at 12 PM. Dr. Dhurba Jyoti Borgohain, Librarian of NN Saikia College shared his views on the importance of a website in today’s ICT driven world. The program had an active participation of faculty members and students. The Principal of the college shared his views on the need of a library website that promotes the access to reading materials to the students and faculty members anytime, anywhere with internet infrastructure. The program ended with a high tea. Day 2 i.e. 9th August, 2025, the celebration of the birth anniversary of Prof. SR Ranganathan was organized in presence of faculty and students. Dr. Rajanish Saikia, Academic Vice-Principal of the Science stream and Dr. Mrinali Kagyung, Associate Professor, Dept. of Assamese initiated the agenda of the program with lighting a lamp in front of the photo of Prof. SR Ranganathan. Dr. Dhruba Jyoti Borgohain, Librarian of the college delivered a short speech on the biography of Prof. SR Ranganathan.Moreover, Dr. Pranabananda Bhattacharyya, Dept. of Botany inaugurated and donated his edited book to the Central Library of the college. In the evening, a talk program was organized in the online mode where Dr. Deepa Baurah, Librarian (Associate) from Joya Gogoi College, Khumtai delivered a valuable speech on “Read your way in the digital environment”. Dr. Jafrin Farha Hussain, Dept. of Zoology hosted the event. The program started with a welcome address by the Principal Dr. Suvangshu Dutta and ended with a vote of thanks by Dr. Dhruba Jyoti Borgohain, Librarian of the college. The program ended with active participation of the faculty and students, where a number of students interacted with the invitee of the talk program.
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